Morality in Cormac McCarthy's Fiction: Souls at Hazard 2017 Edition Contributor(s): Hillier, Russell M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319469568 ISBN-13: 9783319469560 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $123.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
Dewey: 170 |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.19 lbs) 317 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book argues that McCarthy's works convey a profound moral vision, and use intertextuality, moral philosophy, and questions of genre to advance that vision. It focuses upon the ways in which McCarthy's fiction is in ceaseless conversation with literary and philosophical tradition, examining McCarthy's investment in influential thinkers from Marcus Aurelius to Hannah Arendt, and poets, playwrights, and novelists from Dante and Shakespeare to Fyodor Dostoevsky and Antonio Machado. The book shows how McCarthy's fiction grapples with abiding moral and metaphysical issues: the nature and problem of evil; the idea of God or the transcendent; the credibility of heroism in the modern age; the question of moral choice and action; the possibility of faith, hope, love, and goodness; the meaning and limits of civilization; and the definition of what it is to be human. This study will appeal alike to readers, teachers, and scholars of Cormac McCarthy. |